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The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allied forces as part of the larger conflict of World War II. Sixty years later, the Normandy invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord, remains the largest sea borne invasion in history, involving almost three million troops crossing the English Channel from England to land on the beaches of Normandy in occupied France.
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David Hasselhoff: in the role of Lt./Capt. Mitch Buchannon in the long-running TV program, "Baywatch," he saved countless lives and was often seen running in slow motion in the company of C.J. Parker, played by Pamela Anderson, and other attractive lifeguards.
On the Beach (1959): directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire. Plot Outline: The residents of Australia after a global nuclear war must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Source: IMDb
Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is the world's longest natural beach (120 km). It is located 152 km south of Chittagong. Cox’s Bazar is also known by the name “Panowa”, the literal translation of which means “yellow flower”. Its other old name was “Palongkee”. The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Lieutenant Cox (died 1798), an army officer serving in British India.
Source: Wikipedia
Beach bum: someone who spends most of their time enjoying themselves on the beach.
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Girls On The Beach by the Beach Boys
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Beach Party Shrimp Sauté
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There is a 66-letter place name in Wales, according to Dr. David Crystal's Encyclopedia of Language: GORSAFAWDDACHAIDRAIGODANHEDDOGLEDDOLONPEN-
RHYNAREURDRAETHCEREDIGION, meaning "the Mawddach station and its dragon teeth at the Northern Penrhyn Road on the golden beach of Cardigan bay."
The uncommon letter combination hh is found in the word beachhead.
Source: Word Oddities
On the Beach at Night by Walt Whitman
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In every out thrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is a story of the earth. (Rachel Carson)
Where does a wise man kick a pebble? On the beach. Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. (G. K. Chesterton)
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach -- waiting for a gift from the sea. (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Source: Creative Quotations
Largest Beach Front Garden: The beach at Santos, Brazil, is bordered by a garden 5.3 km (3.3 miles) long. It has a total area of 218,800 sq m (2,355,143 sq ft) and the green belt is separated by six canals. The garden has 719 flowerbeds and 1,746 trees of 20 different species. The path running through the garden is 5,247 m (17,214 ft) long. The garden is so gigantic that it has 38 people looking after it all year round.
Source: Guinness World Records
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